Door construction



Oct. 2, 1945. TURNER 2,386,016

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A. Turner, Lawn- Application May 11', 1944, Serial No. 535,010

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a door construction, and more particularly to a combination window andscreen for a door.

Aniobject of the invention is to provide novel means for mounting a roller screen that is attached to a window, the window and screen being moved across an opening in a door in such a manner that when the window is opened, the screen occupies the window frame, and when the window is closed thescreen is automatically wound on a roller outsideof the window opening.

'Another object of the invention is toprovide novel and adjustable means for mounting the screen and roller, and resulting in a simplified and more efficiently operating construction.

The invention also has for its objects to provide such means that are positive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed in a working position and, easily disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

. The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. However, the drawing merely shows and the following description merely describes one embodiment of the invention, which is given by way of illustration or example only.

In the drawing, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a door embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, this section being taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation view, partly in section, of the parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the roller element, shown also in Figs. 1 to 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the cover plate seen in Figs. 1 and 2, but which has been removed from the construction shown in Fig. 3. v

Referring more in detail to the drawing, I show a typical door comprising a top rail I0, side stiles II and I2 formin a window opening I3, around the edges of which may be secured moulding strips I4, which serve to guide and frame a window I5, which is slideable upwardly and downwardly across the opening I3.

Top rail I0 is provided with a roller recess I6 and a longitudinal slot H, which communicates between recess I6 and the window opening I3 therebelow. I show a pair of roller journal blocks and 2|, which blocks are preferably rectangular in shape so as to be held in the end portions of recess I6, which is also rectangular in form, the journals being retained in their respective positions bythe interfitting outlines thereof and of opening I6, aided by the cover plate more fully described herein-below. Journal blocks 20 and 2| may be of any suitable material, but for purposes of thisinvention may be of hard wood and formed with bearing recesses 22 and 23 respectively. A holding plate 24, rectangular in shape,

is suitably secured by nails or screws to an end face of block 2|, and isprovided with a rectangularly-shaped slot 25, as shown in, Fi 4.

V A screen roller 26 is rotatably positioned in the bearing recesses of journals 20 and 2|, and has wound thereon ailexible screen 21, the inner end thereof being secured to the roller. Roller 26 has a tubular cavity 28, in which is positioned a windup spring 29, one end of which is secured to the roller and the other end is secured to a spring anchor member 30. Member 30 is provided with a rectangularly sectioned tongue 3|, which extends through slot 25 of plate 24, anchor being bearing mounted in the end of roller 26 such that the anchor member is non-rotatable when the roller is rotated to unwind or wind the screen thereon, the action being such as to provide spring 29 with rotational tension when the screen is unwound, which tension serves to rerotate the roller and wind the screen thereon in the well understood manner.

The anchor 30 and journal 2| mounting is such that the left end of roller 26, together with journal 2 I, can be removed from recess I6 and journal 2| turned, carrying with it anchor 30 so as to provide spring 29 with whatever initial tension it is desired to have. Should it become desirable to change this tension, journal 2| can be removed and again turned to either increase or decrease this tension. Cover plate 38 covers the recess l6 and the roller and journals, and may be so shaped to retain the journals in the recess. Plate 38 may be secured to rail ID as by screws 39.

A control lever 40 is pivoted on a screw M, to swing between the stile I2 and the cover 38. The lever 40 has a detent 42, which in one position of the lever 40 is opposite a pin 43. The pin 43 has a round head 44. A spring 45 tends to move the head 44 to engaging position with a plate 46 on a handle 41. When the detent 42 is not in engagement with the pin 43, the plate 46 and the window I5 may be lowered, since the headed pin 43 acts as a spring catch in connection with re a the flange 48 of the plate 46. However, when war flange 50. A clamping strip 5| for the screen then forced into the channel until a strip portion 52 engages under the flange 50, thus clamping the lower end of screen 21' in the channel 25;

A U-shaped strip 53 is arranged within the handle 41 to re-enforce same. A gripping strip 54 engages over the top of the window 15, and is in turn engaged bya flange 55 depending from the handle 41. A resilient pad 62 is placed over the upper edge of glass l5 beneath the gripping strip 54.

Moulding [4 extends along the sides of opening l3 in the door that is automatically closed by the screen or window, or part of each. Felt strips 51 line the inner faces of the moulding l4 and the inner surfaces of slot I1. Cover plate 38 has a notch 6| on the inner side in which the lever 40 operates.

l While I have illustrated and described what I now regard as, the preferred embodiment of my invention, the construction is, of course, subject to modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I, therefore, do not wish to restrict myself to the particular form of construction illustrated and described,'but desire toavail myself of all modifications that may fall within the scope of the appended claims,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a construction of the type referred to, including side stiles and a top rail forming an opening, the combination of a slidable window for said opening, having an edge portion movable into and out of said opening and window balancing and screen means resiliently mounted in said top rail and secured to said window edge, said means including a roller for said screen, a spring within said roller and fixed therein and thereto at one end, an anchor for the other end of said spring,

said anchor having a projecting tongue, journal blocks for the ends of said roller mounted in said rail, and a plate secured to the end of one of said journal blocks, said plate having a slot to accom-modate the tongue of said anchor, and said journal block and plate being removable from said rail for adjustment of said spring.

2. In a construction of the type referred to including side stiles and a top rail forming an opening, said rail having a substantiallyrectangular opening, the combination of a slidable window for said, opening having an edge portion movableinto and out of said opening, and window balancing and screen means resiliently mounted in said top rail and secured to said window edge, said means including a pair of journal blocks fitting in the respective ends of the opening in said rail, a roller disposed at itsends in said journal blocks, a; spring within said roller and fixedly connected at one end to said roller, an anchorv for the other end of said spring provided with a tongue, a

which said'tongue extends, said blockandplate being rotatable relative to the roller to provide-- the spring thereof with rotational tension.

HOWARD H.-TURNER.V a i 

